How a Portuguese-to-English Phrasebook Became a Cult Comedy Sensation | Atlas Obscura

In the middle of the 19th century, a relatively unknown author named Pedro Carolino rapidly gained intercontinental popularity over a small Portuguese-to-English phrasebook. English as She Is Spoke (or O novo guia da conversação em portuguez e inglez) was originally intended to help Portuguese speakers dabble in the English tongue, but was penned by a man who spoke little to no English himself. And, instead of helping Portuguese speakers learn a second language, it became a cult classic for…

Ha! That’s hysterical, Sarah.
Sometimes I consider using Google’s translator to do bilingual posts when I’m at http://www.beBee.com (mostly Spanish users there at the moment)… but I’m just not a trusting soul. 😀 Mega hugs.